Got visitors coming in from out of town and want to give them a Chicago experience? Forget the observation deck of the John Hancok…too costly. And the Art Institute…too crowded with out-of-towners. Navy Pier…too…

Here’s a really interesting report on the traffic accidents and other incidents Google’s self-driving car has experienced in one million miles of driving. Thirteen accidents have been reported, but none of them appear to be the…

A Review of One Nation Under God by Kevin Kruse: Many of the current candidates for the Republican Presidential nomination have already made pilgrimages to evangelical colleges and to conferences of fundamentalist religious groups. You…

Even among wide-eyed philosophers, Dr. George Miller is way out there. In early May, Dr. Miller walked the 184.5 mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath in 9 days. During the past decade, Dr. Miller has…

Alex Garland wrote and directed Ex Machina, a well-received 2015 techno-thriller. A spare cast is isolated in a remote mansion in the wilderness and engaged in a cerebral game, the Turing Test. Alan Turing (1912-1954),…